Rancher Cluster Management
Automates Rancher cluster creation, scaling, upgrades, and monitoring tasks for simplified Kubernetes management.
Install on your platform
We auto-selected Claude Code based on this skill’s supported platforms.
Run in terminal (recommended)
claude mcp add rancher-cluster-management npx -- -y @trustedskills/rancher-cluster-management
Or manually add to ~/.claude/settings.json
{
"mcpServers": {
"rancher-cluster-management": {
"command": "npx",
"args": [
"-y",
"@trustedskills/rancher-cluster-management"
]
}
}
}Requires Claude Code (claude CLI). Run claude --version to verify your install.
About This Skill
What it does
This skill enables AI agents to manage Rancher Kubernetes clusters. It allows for tasks such as creating new clusters, scaling existing ones, and monitoring cluster health. The agent can interact with the Rancher API to perform these actions, simplifying cluster management operations.
When to use it
- Automating repetitive cluster creation tasks across multiple environments.
- Troubleshooting issues by querying cluster status and resource utilization.
- Scaling Kubernetes clusters based on real-time demand or scheduled events.
- Performing routine maintenance tasks like node upgrades or security patching.
Key capabilities
- Cluster Creation: Ability to provision new Rancher managed Kubernetes clusters.
- Cluster Scaling: Capability to adjust the resources allocated to existing clusters.
- Monitoring: Provides insights into cluster health and performance metrics.
- Rancher API Interaction: Direct communication with the Rancher management plane.
Example prompts
- "Create a new Kubernetes cluster named 'dev-cluster' in region us-west-2."
- "Scale the 'prod-cluster' to 10 worker nodes."
- "What is the status of the 'staging-cluster'?"
Tips & gotchas
Requires access credentials and proper permissions within your Rancher environment. The agent’s effectiveness depends on a correctly configured and accessible Rancher instance.
Tags
TrustedSkills Verification
Unlike other registries that point to live repositories, TrustedSkills pins every skill to a verified commit hash. This protects you from malicious updates — what you install today is exactly what was reviewed and verified.
Security Audits
| Gen Agent Trust Hub | Pass |
| Socket | Pass |
| Snyk | Pass |
🌐 Community
Passed automated security scans.